Adjustable harness-bracket



J. J. DOLECHEK.

ADJUSTABLE HARNESS BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27. ms.

1,195,448. PatentedAug. 22,1916.

Witnesses JOSEPH J. DOLECHEK, OF ELLSW'OBTH, KANSAS.

ADJUSTABLE HARllTES-EBACKET.

Application filed April 27, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. DOLECHEK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ellsworth, in the county of Ellsworth and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Adjustable Harness-Bracket, of which thefollowing in a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted tobe employed for hanging up harness in a barn, for displaying merchandisein a store, and under any and all similar circumstances which call for avertically sliding, laterally swinging support or bracket.

struction of the vertically moving bracket to provide novel meanswhereby the bracket may be mounted for vertical sliding movement and forlateral swinging movement, to

provide means whereby the vertical movement of the bracket may beprevented, and to provide means for raising and lowermg the bracket.

It is within the scope of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the inventionherein disclosed can be made within the scopeof what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 shows the invention in sideelevation, parts appearing in section; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectiontaken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section takenslightly above the bracket, the bracket being swung around laterally, soas to bind the suspending element against the support thereby preventinga downward movement of the bracket.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a support 1which may be a post, a portion of the wall of a bulldlng or the like.Adjacent its lowerend, the support 1 is provided with a foot-block 2.

The invention comprises a vertical track 3, the lower end of which isattached by means of one or more securing elements 4 to the foot block2. Adjacent its upper end,

the track 3 is offset as shown at 5 to form Specification of LettersPatent.

The invention aims to improve the con Patented Aug. 22, 121$.

Serial No. 24,2?4.

a foot 6 which bears against the support 1, the foot 6 being held to thesupport 1 by means of one or more securing elements 7.

The invention comprises a vertically moving, laterally swinging bracketcoacting with the track 3. The bracket comprises a tubular guide 8mounted to slide on the track 3 and to rotate thereon. A brace 9 consttutes a part of the bracket, the brace 9 being provided at its lower endwith an eye 10 surrounding and secured to the guide 8. Secured to theupper end of the guide 8 is an eye 11 comprising an extension 12supporting the inner end of an arm 15, the arm 15 being held to theextension 12 by means of securing elements l l. The outer end of the arm15 extends upwardly and is suitably shaped to form a stop 16, adapted toprevent harness or other objects on the arm 15 from sliding therefrom;The upper end of the brace 9 is fashioned into a foot 17 bearlng againstthe under face of the arm 15 and attached thereto by securing elements18. The upper end of the tubular guide 9 is continued to form anextension 19. Secured to the extension 19 is'an offset support 20, thesupport 20 and the extension 19 carrying a shaft 21 on which is journaled a sheave 22. An arched casing 23 is secured to the upper end ofthe support 1 and carries a suspension element 25 upholding a block 21-in which is journaled a sheave 2G. Secured to the upper end of thesupport 1 is a bracket 39 on which is journaled a grooved guide wheel27.

A bracket 28 is secured to the rear edge of the support 1, the bracket28 carrying a shaft 29 on which is mounted to swing a cam 30 adapted tocoact with the rear edge of the support 1, the cam 30 including adepending handle 31. Located alongside of the cam 30-31 is a guard strip32 which is secured to the support 1, the guard strip serving to protectthe cam and to prevent the same from being moved accidentally into anunlocked position. 7

The cam 30 is adapted to bind against the support 1, the lower end 33 ofan upwardly extended flexible element 34, prolonged across the guidewheel 27 as shown at 35, the flexible element 34 passing over the sheave26 as shown at 36,}the flexible element being looped as shown about thesheave 22 and the upper end of the flexible element being fixed in anydesired manner, the upper end of the flexible element in the presentinstance being attached as shown at 38 to the pulley block 24-.

In practical operation, the cam is swung to an unlocked position withrespect to the end 33 of the flexible element 34:, and by pulling uponthe flexible element, or by slacking the same away, the supportingbracket 1598 may be raised and lowered, it being possible to hold thebracket in any desired vertical. position by engaging the cam 30 withthe end of the flexible element 34c. Not only is the bracket 8-9-15 freeto move vertically for adjustment but, as well, the bracket may be swunglaterally, since the guide 8 is j ournaled on the track 3. It is to beobserved that the sheave 22 is eccentrically disposed with respect tothe track 3. hen the bracket has been raised or .lowered to the desiredextent, the bracket may be swung around laterally, as shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, under which circumstances, one run of the flexible element34 will be bound between the periphery of the sheave 22 and thesupport 1. Thus, the bracket may be held temporarily in any desiredposition of vertical adjustment, while the cam 30 is being tightened up,on the end 33 of the flexible element 3%.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, a supporting means; a pulley block carried bythe supporting means; a track on the supporting means; a bracket mountedto slide vertically on the track and to rock laterally thereon; aflexible element; a sheave on the bracket, the sheave belng disposedeccenpulley block and around the sheave; means for securing one end ofthe flexible element permanently; and means for securing the.

other end of the flexible element detachably, the bracket being adaptedto swing laterally thereby to bind a portion of the flexible elementbetween the sheave and the support to hold the bracket in an adjustedposition while the flexible element is being engaged with the means forholding the flexible element detachably.

2. In a device of the class described, a support; an arched casingassembled with the upper end of the support; a pulley block carried bythe crown of the casing; a wheel carried by the top of the support andlocated adjacent the rear face of the support; a track carried by theforward face of the support; a bracket mounted to slide on the track; asheave carried by the bracket and located below the casing; a flexibleelement trained through the sheave, one end of the flexible elementbeing fixed, the other end of the flexible element being trained throughthe pulley block and across the wheel; and means for holding the lastspecified end of the flexible element.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH J. DOLECHEK.

\Vitnesses:

Norms F. NoURsE, IRA E. LLOYD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

